good morning, america. breaking overnight, hoe roe cop fights for his life. in critical condition after helping to take down the gunman who shot six at sunday services. was it a hate crime? did 9/11 fuel his rampage? deadly storms in the east. flash floods drenching the northeast from new hampshire to pennsylvania. rain falling so fast this woman almost washed away in her truck. inside the hot zone. our dr. richard besser suits up to face one of in the deadliest viruses in the world. going one on one with ebola. and what a race. back-to-back golds for the

world's fastest man. usain bolt with one of the speediest times ever. and the blade-runner's bre breakthrough. oscar pistoriuss' run. a little confused there seeing the tower of london. it's good to be back, everyone. hope you all had a good weekend. >> nice to have you back. >> welcome back, george. >> yea. >> nice tan from your vacation. >> rub it in. >> robin is taking her break. boy, what a weekend at the olympics. especially sweet for sonya richards ross. the first gold for an american woman in that race since 1984. and a heartbreaking fall. mckayla maroney shrilling at the

last second. she tweeted they was disappointed. but everything happens for a reason. >> she had been dominant in that event. mission accomplished on an incredible journey. there it is. they passed around the peanuts, had a big cheer after the touchdown on mars. we have the first pictures coming in overnight as the search for life on the red planet begins. not a lot there yet. let's g get to the latest o the shooting at the sikh temple outside milwaukee. seven are dead, including the shooter. alex perez is in oak creek this morning. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. authorities are calling the officers who confronted that shooter heroes. officers say that their gunman used a 0.9 mm semiautomatic

pistol. teams of investigators raided the suspected gunman's home on sunday. looking for clues to explain the deadly rampage. authorities have not released his identity. they believe me may have been a white supremacist. he was a white male in his 40s with tattoos. the shooting began around 10:30 sunday morning as many inside the temple were gathering for worship. the first shots came outside. as the shooter approached the building and opened fire, killing two before heading into the temple. horrified members of the temple hid in closets, sheltering children if a spray of bullets. that's when this man got a call inside the temple. >> they called me from my dad's hone. he's shot on the ground. my mom hiding in the closet. >> reporter: he later learned

his father, the temple president, was among the four killed inside. >> he died defending the rest of the people. so he lives to his words. >> reporter: the gunman was killed by a police officer outside after he ambushed another officer trying to help a victim. >> they stopped this from beings where than it could have been. >> reporter: outside the item, confusion continued. police received so many calls for help, they initially feared there was a second gunman. >> it's believed that the reports of multiple shooters were likely reports of the same shooter from different perspectives. >> reporter: when it was finally over, those inside were brought to this local bowling alley. >> you can see the fear on the faces. thank god we're just alived. >> reporter: the sikh faith is not connected to islam.

the sikhs have been targeted since september 11th. authorities are trying to see if this is motivated by hate. >> for more, we turn to oak creek chief of police and the mayor as well. we know this is a hectic and harrowing time. let me begin with you, chief edwards. what more can you tell us about the motive of the killer? >> the motive is yet to be determined. we're looking into the background of the individual, working with the fbi. some search warrants were served. i don't believe we have the full motive yet. hopefully, we'll come up with more information. >> one of the pieces of information we learned is a 9/11 tattoo on his arm? >> that i'm not aware of. it may be accurate, but i'm not aware of it. >> no information on the tatt s

tattoos. how about the weapon? >> we're dealing with a handgun. not a rifle. it was turned over to evidence te techs from the nfbi. >> do you know how much planning went into it? >> we don't know that. we're trying to piece together what happened in the 24 hours prior to the shooting. >> and what more can you tell us about the police officers and the condition of the injured officer? >> the injured officer, the last status i got. he was in two surgeries. got out of the second one at about 11:30 our time. he's resting with his family. he received between igt and nine gunshot wounds to his extremities and the cheek and neck area. >> eight or nine. sflit appears as if nothing -- yes, he was in very close

proximity to the shooter. he came upon someone who was injured and was going to assist that individual when the shooter did arrive upon him, come around his squad and engaged him as a close distance. >> mayor, this has hit a small community in your area very, very hard. how are they taking this is this. >> it is a tough day. a challenging day yesterday. a senseless tragedy occurred. in a place of worship on a sunday morning. normally, a peaceful time in any community. so that was startling. then the nature of the attack, you know, magnified that. the community is in a state of shock. >> i can only imagine they are. you can't say for sure why the killer decided to go to this temple? >> i would haven't any idea about that. it's hard to figure out the motives of somebody like that. >> we're feeling for you this morning. we know you have a lot of work

to do. thanks for sharing your thoughts with us this morning. >> you're welcome. >> thank you. now to the severe summer storms that tore through parts of the east overnight. at least one person is dead, several other injured after a fatal strike of lightning at the nascar race in pennsylvania. >> good morning, everyone. a line of storms trying to move through the east coast after a weekend of 90 to 100-degree temperatures. the strong storms turn deadly and dangerous when they move into crowded areas, like a racetra racetrack, an open racetrack with 85,000 people sitting outside. the main grand stand at nascar's pennsylvania 400 sprint cup. with about 60 laps to go. >> probably around 20 feet, in front of us, we see a bolt of lightning. >> reporter: eight of the victims were in the grand stand

parking lot. one man, a 41-year-old from pennsylvania, was killed. another person remains in critical condition. >> when things started to clear up, all we saw was a camping tent just destroyed and two bodies on the ground. >> reporter: pocono raceway posted twitter warnings to 22,000 followers near the end of the race. a severe storm warning was issued about 45 minutes before the strike. the storm was part of a dangerous line of severe weather causing flash flooding. severe winds, hail, and hundreds of lightning strikes along the east coast. including this children's baseball facility in new hampshire. soaking rains in pittsburgh. over an irvelg of rain fell in a matter of minutes. the storms did and will kick

down the heat in the m mid-atlantic and the northeast. a lot coming up. thanks, sam. now the latest from the olympics desk in london. abc's bill weir is on point for us. and pibill, what a day for usai bolt. >> beautiful morning in london. we should all meet in montego bay. not only celebrating the bolt win but it's jamaican independence day. coming into the 100 meters, would usain bolt be disqualified for doing like he did at the world championships? was he injured? was he still the world's fastest? >> there's the start. they're away well. usain bolt trying to come along. >> reporter: all questions answered in less than ten seconds. as johan blake took silver and

justin gatlin took bronze, bolt got the gold. >> i'm the best. i'm going to be number one. >> meanwhile, sonya richards ross finally got the gold. and the wife of super bowl champ aaron ross gave a million-watt smile. >> i'm going to lay my gold medal on top of his super bowl ring. >> reporter: oscar pistorius came in last, but kirani james asked to trade signs with t olympian. michael phelps is already relishing retirement. >> i will not miss jumping in a cold pool in the morning, i think is the worst thing. the worst thing about it.

>> reporter: cage-diving are sharks now on his list. the men's tennis final, scotsman andy murray defeats roger federer, avenging his wimbledon loss at centre court. no such thing as a reserved brit. >> he lit up centre court. avenging the loss to federer at wimbledon. we'll see you in just moments. meanwhile, usain bolt jumping on twitter. thanks to all the fans for supporting and believing. you have been a part of the journey. and, oh, boy, he's yet again the world's fastest man. he figures to duplicate the feet in the 200 later this week. updated medal count now. south korea and germany hanging around. we see the overall medal race here, between china and the u.s.

still playing out. china, a slim lead at this point. all eyes turn to the number three spot. great britain working its way on to the list. 37 medals overall. the jessica ennises and the andy murrays bringing home those golds. >> let's go back to the track to dan o'brien. now a supports analyst for yahoo!. we gotta start with usain bolt. was he going to be 100%? boy, was he. >> he took it to another level. we saw a gear from him last night that we haven't seen in the last now years. it was beautiful posturing and posing. when the gun went off, he took care of business. he was a little bit behind at the start. he closed on everybody. it was a close race. no time for him to celebrate

this year. the americans won really, really well, we got third, fourth, and fifth. >> what else are you looking forward to this week? your former event, a big american favorite there as well? >> ashton eaton in the men's decathlon. it should be great event for he and trey hardy. believe it or not, i'm looking forward to a distance race. rupp and legatt will battle the rest of the world for 5,000 meters. it will be just as exciting as the 10,000 meters. we could bring home a gold, maybe a silver, maybe both in the women's high jump. >> and how about christian taylor? >> well, christian is jumping by far the best of even in the world in the men's triple jump. we'll see will clay, the world indoor champion as well.

he's the bronze medalist in the men's long jump here. they have a great shot of getting medals and going one and two. >> thanks, dan. now to josh with the top stories. exciting breaking news early this morning. after a journey of 352 million miles, the rover curiosity landing safely on the surface of mars. the most advanced spacecraft sent to another planet. something of a $2.5 billion gamble. a rocket-powered backpack lowered the rover to on to the martian surface. rover sends wac the first pictures. looking for clues whether life ever existed on the red planet. >> it takes many people working together to make them happen is one of the fantastic things of

human existence. >> i mean, look at the jubilation in that control room. it was an eight-month journey. president obama called the rover a point of national pride. let's be honest, a very cool one. and now to major development breaking in syria. word thats four members of bashir al assad's cap net have defected. just this morning, an explosion badly damaged state television head quarters. alorming news about a fear catastrophe in the skies. "the wall street journal" reports a boeing 777 with more than 250 people on board was barreling straight toward a military cargo jet last year. coming within 2,000 feet when they're supposed to be miles apart. the american pilots pulled off

some last second maneuvers. now to a special abc news exclusive from inside the hot zone of the ebola virus in uganda. at least 17 people have died. our dr. richard besser is there on the front lines. >> reporter: we came to the hot zone embedded. i wanted to see for myself how patients were being cared for. an expert from doctors without borders oversaw my suiting up. >> don't touch your mouth. >> reporter: any gap in my gear was a great risk. i would say there are few things i have done that are this dangerous. it was too dangerous to let our camera men in. i saw patients with the ebola infection. the care was basic at best. it seemed more designed to

protect those in the community than those who are ill. for those in the wards there's only one way out. negative test results. the moment of truth. we were at the specialized cdc lab when the results for one patient were good news. it's negative. a bright spot in a country that needs it. dr. richard besser, abc news, uganda. >> we'll have much more from richard a bit later throughout the day. >> important investigation. time for another check of the weather and sam. >> it's august. you'll expect record heat and big heat. this has been going on all summer long. one holdout where the temperatures were cool was the northwest. look at portland, salem. today, back in the 80s. sacramento, 97. a lot of folks talking about ernesto. it stays a tropical storm through belize and mexico.

this area needs the rain. a large gap of dry air well away from where we need it. dallas, 102, minneapolis, 85. it's dryer and cooler in the northeast. look at the live cover at the nation's capital. here andtle break with the club but we do some areas of rain as well.

grab the umbrella as you venture out. crossing over the potomac into well come aounty as sprinkles. very few did. 79 in washington. temperatures for the most part but 80'se 70's >> more of america's weather coming up in the next half hour. amy, george, josh? >> thank you, sam. coming up on "gma," dead or alive. rescuers search for man they thought had drowned. why was he spotted speeding down a highway days later. he's acued of faking his own death. star scare. ellen page fearing for her life after a crazed fan sent her chilling ththreats. and olympic fever. bill weir live again from london with the craziest moments you haven't seen from the games. so many more to come.

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your prowess of fencing. >> rob season on her summer break. amy robach here. >> thank you. the man accused of faking his own death, his wife sighs she can prove he faked the whole thing. and ellen page getting death threats on twitter. her stalker saying he'll go after her in public. coming up. the extremes some women will go to to make sure they can fit into the hottest high heels. why they're turning to surgery to wear stilettos. on this one, i draw the line. i love a good shoe. >> get a bigger shoe? >> it's so much more complicated than that, josh. >> haven't you learned not to weigh in on this stuff? >> i draw the line at surgery.

police say raymond roth and his son concocted the theme. his son says the father is threatening to kill him. >> reporter: the son is not the only person afraid of raymond roth. the wife's lawyer says she'll be filing for a restraining order today after exposing the plan at a bizarre press conference on friday. police and rescuers spent hours and thousands of dollars searching for raymond roth on this long island beach. five days later, police found him alive, speeding down a south carolina highway. his wife is accusing him of faking his death and asking a court to protect her there her husband. >> our goal is to get her an order of protection, make sure she's not in imminent danger. >> reporter: it started when

raymond's son, jonathan, reported him missing. but his wife got us is suspicious after reading e-mails. he allegedly wrote, there needs to be way for me to find out how things are going. call me sunday night at 8:00 p.m. at the resort. that resort was apparently in orlando, where she says he was hiding out. the e-mail sent to jonathan, along with others, proved her stepson was in on the plot. >> jonathan was at the beach. he called her, he said, dad has drowned. all of his personal belongings were there. >> reporter: jonathan roth said he didn't help hide his taur. he tells "the new york post" his father wants to kill him, telling him in a voice mail, quote, one of us is going to die. jonathan said he never saw

e-mails from his father. he thinks his tad is mad he foiled his scheme. why did roth allegedly fake his death and run? the attorney says it may have come down to money. >> he had increased his life insurance. he had withdrawn money from her account. in addition to which, she owned the house from a prior marriage. he induced her to transfer title to him. >> reporter: despite the accusations and anger, ivana roth's lawyer says she doesn't want to press charges. >> i think she wants to move on with her life, end the marriage, not worry about her safety >> reporter: the wife's lawyer says that investigators confiscated computers and other things. not sure if they will press charges right now. >> for more, let's bring in dan abrams. we just heard we don't know if

raymond roth will be charged. what could he be facing? >> let's talk what about is not a crime. you're allowed to leave, lie to your wife, lie to your son. >> allowed to fake your own death. >> except when you cross legal line. if you are defrauding people, trying to engage in insurance fraud, you're falsely calling 911. all of these are areas that have to be look at. was he involved in a conspiracy with his son? these questions have to be asked in determining whether to charge him. we have seen cases like this before where people have left, people around them didn't know what happened. it was tough to figure out what kind of crime to charge. >> he drained the marital accounts of all but $7. technically, it's his money, so that was not a crime. >> did he take her money?

that could be a crime. the interesting question is, what did the son know? >> there's a charge by his wife that he was involved. he claims he was involved. she has the e-mails. whether or not he knew it was false when he called the police? >> if the son knew this was all a scheme and dad wasn't actually missing, then son's in legal trouble immediately. if the son and the father engaged in this together, again, that's potential legal problem for the father. i think no matter what happens here, i think the authorities are going to go after the at least the dad to get the money back. >> for the search. >> for the search. thousands of dollars here, allocated to looking for him for days. no matter what happens, they'll try to get that back. >> dan, thank you. george? back to london for the faster, higher, stranger side of the olympics. it's the specialty of

"nightline's" bill weir. what do you have? >> first planking. then tebowing. now we have bolting. it started with prince harry on his trip to jamaica in march. seven in on the act. guys and girls next door doing it. dogs doing it. the golden girls gymnastics team channeling their inner bolt, tweeting, usain where are you at? and you know you're good when you get shoutouts from mickey rourk. just before the starting gun last night, some idiot threw a beer bottle at the sprinters. it landed right near justin gatlin. it did affect the dutch med lalist slal i -- medalist that a drunken man

threw a bottle on the track. i have beaten him. he's sobering up this morning. if you're not going to win the gold, you're better off to win the bronze. peter poto celebrating his win in the 55 kilo weight class. he star-fishes into his coach's arms and does not one but two back flips. you picked the wrong sport, brother. you should have been a gymnast. watch the bbc announce booth in mo farah's win. >> yeah! >> go! >> get em, get em! >> go! >> that's denise lewis and collin jaohnson and michael

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frightening times now for ellen page, one of hollywood'sdown stars. she's become a focus of death threats on twitter. she's turned to the los angeles police for help. linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: at just 20 years old, ellen page got a huge following after the star of "juno." >> i'm pregnant. >> who's the father? >> reporter: there's an increasingly dark side of fame. i'm going to murder ellen page.

she's dead. a tweet posted by a crazed fan a few weeks ago. >> we have seen stalkers not only make threats but carry them out. >> reporter: tmz stays star called the police and the lapd is now on the case. investigating threatening tweets from two accounts. tweets like ellen page, if you continue to date alexander, i will kill you in public in the next year. at a club, a game, at a restaurant. or when you're signing autographs. the alexander reference is alexander skaarsgard. page is 5'1". >> and the internet makes it easier, with youtube, with twitter. because these stalkers belief that the celebrities are actually talking directly to them. they thing that they have a relationship. >> reporter: mark zuckerberg knows the throat of

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♪ yeah it's a party in the usa look at all those flags celebrating america's leading the olympics right now. we're in times square. the sun is coming out after a rainy night. we're going to get to fighting in a few minutes, guys. >> friendly. friendly fight. involving boys with toys. >> already, sam. i just want you to know, i have a lot of experience, the renaissance fair in -- >> oh, wow. >> i have dreamt my whole life for this moment. >> a little fencing coming up.

>> lots of fencing. >> turns out i've had a lot of not practice. >> you're going to play handball. >> oh, george. we kind of don't want to. we're going to do it. >> i'm supposed to be the goalie. we'll do it, we'll do it. >> amy in for robin this week. we'll talk about the latest on the hottest new couple in hollywood. ashton kutcher and mila kunis. they were lovebirds on "that '70s show." looks like the real-life romance is heating up. how high a price would you pay to wear high heels? how far would you go? would you do toe surgery? >> no. >> no. >> no. >> it's the extreme some women are going to. >> we cannot wait for that. this man weighed over 500 pounds. he has to drop at least half his weight to save his life. we'll tell you how he did it.

wait until you see him now. chris powell will join us for that. first, news from josh. new details about the man accused of the shooting rampage at a temple in wisconsin. he killed six people at a sikh temple near milwaukee before he was fatally shot by the police. the suspect was an army veteran who may have been a white see prem cy -- supremacist. a police officer was critically injured. in eastern pennsylvania, a deadly lightning strike at a nascar racetrack. one man killed by his car in the parking lot. nine others injured. one critically. a storm warning issues 45 minutes earlier, raising questions about whether the race should have been called off or the warnings given sooner. a black eye for the boy scouts. documents reveal at least 125 cases of men two repeatedly were accused of molesting scouts,

even though they were on a so-called blacklist that the organization kept to protect boys. failure to check that list allowed some awe buzers to move between scout troops undetected. an alarming report of yet another near catastrophe in midair. a minicommunication between air traffic controllers in new york sent a passenger jet on a crash course with a military jet last year. the planes coming just 2,000 feet between each other. a house into a river. after days upon days of torrential mon shoon downpours there. more rain is on the way. and in london this morning, day ten of the on limping games. the u.s. trailing china by one in the medal count as of this moment. with the british happily

enjoying third place. today, the u.s. women's soccer team faces canada if a semifinal. meanwhile, on the track, usain bolt begins defense of his 200 meter run. he figures to have fewer problems in the 200. day ten of an olympic games that has not disappointed. not at all. >> how about some "pop news?" >> i would love to. it was a white wedding for natalie portman over the weekend. she tied the knot with her dancer-choreographer beau who she met on the setting of "black swan." the setting? big sur, california. a lot of folks thought they were already married. they turned up at the academy awards with big smiles and big shiny bands on their fingers.

while the rumor mill has been working overtime about ryan gosling and eva mendes getting hitched. the hunk showing off a trend we can support. it's called man cleavage. >> i don't like that. >> it only works if they're pecs and not moobs. >> i thing it looks like a girl's shirt. >> i'm wearing it now, lara. >> i'm out. i'm out. >> you want to show us? any way, that is a new stretren. lots of. he in hollywood are wearing it. he has a new movie coming out. >> is that him? >> that's ryan back in the day. i love them as a couple. we thought we would share that. apparently, it didn't go over

well. from a sexy shirt to a not so sexy hat, it's kind of cute. the happy go lucky royal sporting an angry birds hat. the playboy prince spending part of the weekend partying and rocking with his latest lady friend, a 23-year-old model named crespida. his cousin, princess beatrice and her boyfriend, jack. >> you go away for a week end -- >> is he going to recycle that hat? >> if he does, we know he's truly royal. thank you. and finally in art pop news. lady gaga knows a little pop could go a long way. her latest album will be called artpop. she sent out photos of possible lyrics along with her new toot

t -- tattoo. leaving her little monsters on the edge of glory. [ bell rings ] as they await the arrival of new album. we're expecting to hear it by early 2013. that's "pop news." everybody. >> thank you. >> yes, okay. go to sam. >> we'll get weather from sam. >> hi, we're outside. in a huge, summer time crowd. if you're visiting new york city, you ought to be here. apparently, something is going on with you guys. because i have never seen anyone fenced in and behind a net in our audience before. it must be that you've misbehaved. you must be the naughty bad crowd. that's why i find myself drawn to you. your anniversary. your 20-year? >> yes, sit. >> you also have anniversaries. >> stacy and elgin. >> how many years? >> one.

>> one. and? >> natalie and danson, one year. >> i think there will be note-sharing between the 20-year couples and the first year couples. very hot into the west. we're finally breaking the pattern. the west coast has had the cool temperatures. now the west coast will pick up heat while the cooler temperatures spread over to the eastern seaboard. 81 in the seattle, tacoma area. >> cloudy and gray on this monday morning. sprinkles here in there. very light sprinkles. prince george's county in charles county. around fairfax county. crossing over the beltway at time. isolated thunderstorms or two this afternoon. becoming partly cloudy after lunch time. to 89 for the high

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a big crowd out there in times square. we're back on the latest on the rumored row mans between mila kunis and ashton kutcher. for months, they claimed to be just friends. rachel smith has the details. >> reporter: we first met her as jackie. >> hello, boys, it's me, the object of you desire. >> oh, man, i am. >> reporter: lovebirds on screen in "that '70s show" nearly 15 years ago. this kiss was her first on-screen kiss. firmly planted on the a-list, it appears mila kunis and ashton kutcher are rekindling their

romance in real life and on the road. they were spotted at the airport, reportedly jetting off for a trip to bali. >> they're taking the next step towards being a public couple. >> reporter: that doesn't mean their hiding either. before booking it to bali, they were snapped on the town on their motorcycle, on the patio, and on each other. >> are you dales ashton? are the rumors true? are you guys together? >> reporter: and while kunis is keeping mum, kutcher feeted -- apparently the privacy of your own home is no longer the privacy of your own home. society fail. kutcher's high-profile marriage and painfully public split with demi moore last year makes a new love interest hard to hide. >> there were a lot of sensitivities after his twors with demi moore.

>> reporter: attempts to keep small-screen seductions secret are nothing new. plenty of our favorite couples met on set. soap stars kelly ripa and mark consuelos. and "glee" couple cory monteith and lea michele. seems to have led to an unscripted relationship today. for "good morning america," rachel smith, abc news. let's go to amy. >> how far wul you go for your favorite stilettos? some women are going serious extremes. turning to cosmetic surgery for their shes. toe-shortening surgery and other drastic measures women are taking to step out in style. diana perez has the story. ♪ >> reporter: from peep-toe pumps

to sexy sling backs. >> a beautiful pair of shoes can suck me in. >> reporter: charmaine is a shoe addict. >> six inches. look at the height. why do women love shoes? i have no idea. i love shoes. i do. >> reporter: her love of sky-high heels comes at a price. >> it burns. it's like fire. >> reporter: pain in the ball of her foot. giving up her shoes is not an option. she and women across the country are going to extremes to fit into their heels, even if it means chopping you are a their toes. >> tell me the you feel pain there. >> reporter: she's having cosmetic surgery to make her second toe shorter. for jennifer, it's the sweat of he toes that get to her. >> these are my favorite summer shoes.

they're ruined. >> reporter: she's visiting a podiatrist to have botox injectiinjec injected into her feet to keep them from sweating. >> shoes are expensive. it really is quite a problem. >> reporter: what are you hoping you'll get? >> dryer feet. and save the longevity of my shoes. arer in the room next door, charmain is waiting for a procedure to fix the pain in the ball of her foot. you know a lot of people are going to think this is crazy? >> yeah, but not when you love shoes. >> reporter: the cushioning. similar to what you might get in the smile lines of the foot, replacing the cushioning. >> you pick up, that's it. >> reporter: she says it lasts around nine months. not all doctors think messing

with your feet is a good idea. >> i have no problem if someone wants to change their nose or their boobs. but you don't walk on your boobs. >> once it kicked in, i definitely noticed a difference. >> reporter: a week after charmain's treatment, she's pain free. >> i feel not so frightened by my shoes. i look forward to wearing them in comfort, not agony. >> that was diana perez reporting. you can get any of these procedures. go to a licensed professional whose expertise is cosmetic treatment of the feet. i didn't know that that existed. >> i know. and i know we both love our heels. >> we do. >> thank you, amy. all right, moving on, jonathan mchenry, boy, he weighed more than 500 pounds. he realized he would never see his two children grow up if he

didn't make major life change. he did. he turned to chris powell, our friend, of "extreme makeover weight loss edition." chris and jonathan will join us in a moment. first a look at his amazing year. married to his high school sweet swrn heart and father to two young boys, the only thing that stood between him and the perfect life was his weight. >> i don't sleep in the bed with my wife. i physically can't sleep this the bed. >> reporter: losing the weight meant happiness but also life or death. >> i had the fear he wouldn't wake up in the morning. >> i don't want my kids to wake up and say, why did dad die? because he liked to eat. >> and then, chris powell. the fitness expert dropped into his life. >> in a couple of hours, you're going to boot camp. >> reporter: for starters, jon than needed to find out just how much he really weighed. >> ready? you way 543 pounds.

>> that's so crazy. >> wow. >> reporter: so chris moved in. and the grueling workouts began. full of hard work. >> my legs have shaking. i'm breathing so forward. >> reporter: encouragement. and feats of amazing strength. >> now it's moving. you just pulled a two-on the plane. >> i've become a superhero to them. now they have something cool to say about their dad. >> 408 pounds. >> reporter: the journey wasn't always easy. >> i don't get to spend much time with the kids right now. >> no, do you want to play? >> i can't play right now, baby. >> reporter: the results kept him going. >> the new jonathan. >> reporter: the fans, friends, and family rallied behind him to find out just how many pounds the new jonathan had shed. and joining us now,

transformation specialist chris powell. author of choose to lose. boy, did jonathan choose to lose. i have to ask you. we have known each other a long time. i have never seen you have someone pull an airplane. why did hyou do that? >> i wanted to give him a superman moment. i needed him to realize he is superman to himself and them. >> i can't wait any longer. i want everybody to welcome the gorgeous, slimmer jonathan, come on out. [ cheers and applause ] >> come on out, jon than. where are you? congratulations, my friend. your story is so inspiring. and you have that superman moment for your kids. you lost 250 pounds. what has been the biggest change in your life? >> the biggest change is just being a dad. i mean, before i was just

somebody who made money for the family to survive. now ooip able to play with my kids, go to work, come home, have the energy to do what they need as a father at night. that's the most rewarding thing. and i get to be a good husband. >> you wanted to share this with everybody. take a look. this is an example of how far he's come. >> these are the pants that i wore every day to work. and -- yeah. it's cool. >> is it time to get rid of those or do you save them? >> i need to save them to remember. this whole process is remembering where you are and where you came from. i'll always know the journey i was on. is there th >> this will be a life long battle. >> he's a compulsive overaert. he's learned how to control it. he's a finance instructor. he runs his own boot camps in

washington. >> i told them i would pay it forward. i got certified. i'm running boot camps. it's amazing. i get to pay it forward. and transform people like he did myself. >> what are you going to do for yourself? >> i just make small goals. i finished the year, it's about making small gels, committing to it. when row get where you are, you can always do better. so -- committing and staying true to myself. that's what i'm going to do for the rest of my life. >> what is the weight loss today? >> 250. >> is there more to go? >> always more to go. maybe not weight, building muscle. it's always going to be in my mind, taking care of my body, making it better, be here longer. see my grandkids and my grandkids'grandkids. >> one piece of advice. one word of wisdom. what do you say to the other jonathans out there? >> every journey begins with a

single step. make the one small promise. removing a soda from lunch. maybe it's eating breakfast. something you can do every day. it's nice that he lost 250 pounds. more than anything, he's a promise-keeper. he's honored his word to himself. thats a how you do something extraordinary. >> your advice? >> making small goals. you start, you say 250 pounds. it seems like a crazy amount of weight. you say, i want to eat healthy three days this week. you build momentum. then the sky's the limit. >> how are your kids? >> they're awesome. they don't understand this is not life. they ask me when are you pulling the plane again. i only did it once. they motivate me. we work out together. it's great. >> thank you, thank you chris, thank you jonathan for motiva s motivating us. "extreme makeover weight loss edition" airs on sunday nights

at 9:00. coming up here. steve carell is live. josh and sam are weari ining leotards for their olympic showdowns.

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[ cheers and applause ] big, big monday morning crowd here in times scare. everybody excited to kick off the week. i'm so excited taking in this scene right here. >> don't they look so marvelous. >> laugh it up. keep on laughing. >> it's tough to look fwlglamor. >> you do it well. >> i'm a little uncomfortable. >> you're going to fence, you're going to play handball. >> in heels? >> it's like water polo on the ground. >> or like soccer with your hands. >> okay, either one. and, by the way, we're excited, steve carell is in the

house. just saw him walk in. he's here to tell us about his hot new movie he's starring in with meryl streep and tommy lee jones. >> i saw it last night. very, very good movie. what about this? spike lee is in the house this morning. boy, can we pull in the superstars. takes us behind the scene of his riveting new movie. >> spike walked out here, took a look at this and turned around. >> i'm hoping you still have this for the afternoon. >> only if they let me. on "good afternoon america" today, the "hard core pawn" stars are back. and melissa etheridge is joining us. >> 2:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. central and pacific.

lara? >> there are sports you may not know much about. they don't always make the highlight reels. they'll make ours. here's cecilia vega in london with more. >> reporter: oh, sure, michael phelps and gabby douglas, they get all the attention. what about the race-walkers, the handballers, fencers, shooters, hammer throwers? we got a lesson in some of those sports that many people don't know technically are sports. >> hammer throwing 101. >> reporter: a.g. is a champion. it's more like a bowling ball on the wire. he gave me a lesson. >> keep on curbing the ball. >> reporter: the goal is to throw it as far as humanly possible. >> forward, forward, forward, forward, where are you? where are you? >> reporter: next up, the

trampoline. it's just jumping, right? a lot of people think, that is easy. i can do that. >> it's not your typical backyard trampoline. the ones we jump on are much more powerful. >> reporter: savannah finished sixth. the easiest tricks seem impossible. >> that's okay. we can do something different. >> reporter: wait, do over. >> here and -- >> reporter: oh, no, we're getting complicated. child's play for these guys. for me, not so much. you're right. they say practice -- whoa, you're right -- makes perfect. maybe with a little more practice, i could be one of the team. or maybe not. for "good morning america,"

celia ga, abc news, london. >> now we have nyu fencing assistant coach and 2016 olympic hopeful lauren willick here. to show josh and sam how to fence. it's not about speed or strength, it's a mental sport. >> you have to be fast and strong. but there's a stress on mental finance. >> the renaissance fair has me ready. shall we? >> there's a bit of a challenge we're going to do. what is the goal? >> to put this on? >> three weapons in fencing. they'll use foils. they have to try to hit each other in the torso area. >> hit each other in the torso. there's a couple of things they need to know. >> i see your head gear, too.

>> to get in the fencing position you have to put your weapon foot forward facing your opponent. the back foot. bend your yis. you have to salute your opponent. you bring it down to the side. >> it's not like a boy scout salu salute. >> what is the goal? >> you want to hit him in the torso. so enguard. >> fence. >> halt, halt, halt. >> how are they doing? >> dirty. 35, 34, 35. >> i would say this side has scored at least four touches to your one. >> one? i thought we bonded, prior to this. >> come on, sam, you can do it.

>> oh! >> do we have a winner? >> at the very end. >> who is the winner? >> this side wins the last point. >> we were going to try to do a little handball. do we have time if. >> i think we should. >> congratulations, josh. sam, you looked cute. >> here we go with the handball. i got it. it's team handball. there are a lot of rule. we can't really get to. essentially, it's like soccer on the ground, water polo on the pool. you want to throw those past her. she wants to stop them. >> ready, amy. >> good stop, good stop, good stop. >> oh. >> come on, amy!

>> whoa. >> i'm helping you. >> at the head, elliott? at the head? what is going on here? >> that was fun. [ buzzer sounds ] >> well, that was our look at -- a really fascinating olympic sport. >> blinded by this mask. >> sam, you want to take a look at one or two things. >> i'm just saying, before the kids need to nap, that's a great thing to do. have them throw balls at each other's heads. let's take a look at the boards. twitter pictures. start with miami. how gorgeous was this week end in miami? >> i don't know. how was it? >> it was pretty nice. 104 in seattle on the weekend. now back to the 80s.

i'm out of breath. it was a workout. it was. here's this front that's catching all the moisture. that means localized heavy rains today. the heat is shifting to the west. this afternoon, it will be nice >> temperatures right now in the 70's. sprinkles and patches of drizzle. sunshine later on this afternoon. at that point a few stray thunderstorms. curre >> i think we have all learned a valuable lesson. i'm not quite sure what it is. all that weather was brought to you by lipton. coming up, steve carell is with us live.

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so great to have steve carell here. reall loved him in "the office." he's back on the brig screen in a movie called "hope springs." he played a marriage therapist. >> by taking some time to yourselveses, you were able to better relate as a couple. you both did it without trying. >> it was nice, wasn't it? >> do something on your own.

>> i'm thrilled with the progress you have made. it will make it that much easier to proceed to the next step. >> next step. we're doing so well we might be able to get out of here early. what is the next step? sing a song, serenade. >> sex. >> we should just get our things and go. >> but steve carell is right here, right now. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> you play this therapist dead on straight. >> very straight. when i read it, i didn't thing it was really a comedic character. tommy lee and meryl. it's so weird so say. >> watching them and watching you trying to help them, you

laugh in spite of yourself. you're rooting for them to make it. >> it does feel real. it feels like this is a genuine relationship. >>s the got to feel unreal sitting in that office across in tommy lee jones and meryl streep. >> very surreal. i thought, i have to say some incredibly intimate things to both of them and i was reading it i thought, how am i going to do this is this i'm clearly going to be uncomfortable. as a therapist, you cannot express any sort of discomfort. you have to be genuine and earnest and comfortable in your own skin. >> you play i had very, very straight. you don't judge this couple. >> it's because i'm such a fine actor. >> no question about it. did you do any kind of research? >> i did. i talked to therapists pip modeled it after one guy that i had met two is very gentle but -- sort of -- um --

stealthily good at what he did. he wasn't a very showy therapist. he had amazing results. based on something, very subdued. >> did you learn anything about marriage from the movie? >> um, no, i didn't. >> you don't need it. >> i don't need any help. i know what i'm doing. yesterday was actually our 17th anniversary. >> congratulations. >> yeah, right? come on. i say it in public to get applause. >> let's find out if you don't need help. we're going the play therapy here. if you were going to be awarded a nobel peace prize on the condition you keep perfect paez paste in your own house, what are the chances you win? high, 50-50, zero? >> zero? >> zero? >> that's a joke. i'm exceptional at keeping the peace. i don't do it by pandering or

manipulating, i keep the peace by loving. >> if you could trade brains with anyone for a day who would you choose? >> my wife, definitely. >> he's hitting hard every time. is there she's incredibly funny and smart. and i would like to know what is going on in there. >> on rating scale thefrom 1 to, how hard are you to make laugh? >> 1 is easy. i think i'm pretty easy to make laugh. >> good to know. laugh. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve thisessage.

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i don't remember anyone as extreme as romney... i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. i don't thk mitt romney can even uerstand the mindset of someone who has to go to planned parenthood. planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. i think romney would definitely drag us back... spike lee has never been one to shy away from tough topics. hi new film is no different.

religion and life in a brooklyn housing project are just some of the things tackled. he shot his new film, "red hook summer "? just 18 days. what drew you back to brooklyn? >> i never left. this is another chapter. my ongoing chronicles of brooklyn, new york. got to have it. do the right thing. he got game. crooklyn. clockers. >> a few titles we all know. >> keep them going. a lot of stories. a lot of great people there there. >> the main character is a grandfather. he's a preacher. his grandson. >> baptist preacher. >> he introduces his grandson to the housing project. take a watch. >> can i speak with you a minute? >> we're good, son.

>> father. >> all the more reason for you to come and see us. the lord has a plan for you. >> can't you see i'm busy out here man? >> is that what your mama played for for all these years? building up little heaven? is this what she wanted for you? >> you better take that claw off me preacherman or the next time you mention my mother's name -- >> no disrespect. i wanted you to meet my grandson flik here. he's going to be here for the rest of the summer. >> okay, i met him. >> and -- and flik is going through a lot of changes. moved from atlanta to visit with his grandfather. >> doesn't move. he espns the summer with his grandfather in the red hook from

jekts. >> there's major plot twist in the middle of the movie. what the message you're trying to impact at viewers see this movie? >> i have been making physical i -- films 1986. i'm out of the business telling people what to think. i think audiences are too intelligent. they make up their own minds. >> is it about redemption? >> some of it. if you tell people everything, what will they discover. you brought back a character. mookie, the delivery man. from "do the right thing." do you like making the cameo appearances? a la hitchcock? >> at the end of "do the right

thing." sal's famous pizza burned down. he moved the pizzeria from bed sty to red hook. >> in addition to directing and keeching. >> 15 years as a professor. >> you're on broadway now with mike tyson. >> i am. directing him in "undisputed truth." >> your wife is trying to get you to take "do the right thing" to broad ray. is it going to happen? >> i'm speaking to james neederlander about it. >> you shot some of this in the housing project that carmelo anthony grew up in, right? >> many homages to melo. >> are they going the take gold in london? >> no doubt. no doubt. >> we should mention, linsanity, are you over it? >> done.

gotta move on. >> all right. i like the way you think. "red hook summer"

there it is. the highlight reel from today's show. and -- >> oh. >> oh. looks like a foul there. right there is the handball. bring us back here to look at sam champion, who has followed ryan gosling's lead. he's got the man cleavage. >> no, no, push in on that. >> a big week of stars ahead. have a good day.

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good morning to you. dream act making headlines. hundreds of students rallied in support of the measure. allow certain residentsed maryland attend state schools at in- tuition rates. they have gathered enough signatures to send it to a vote in november. tonight is the last night for series.n the green "psycho" starts at 10:00. it is free. and here's lisa with a look at traffic. if you are driving 66, there crash in centerville. delays out of manassas to get through centerville. possible crashes northbound 395 the 14th street bridge. down for delays forming.

you live to maryland been quiets have 70, 270 in university boulevard. about it? a few light showers, especially moving along 56 in fairfax county. and in and around the district, a few sprinkles. 80 degrees already in the district. later on today we will see sunshine. strayed thundershowers and afternoon. today. near 90 all week long. the best chance for rain is on friday. thank you. we will be back with more news at noon.